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To ask what to do with unwanted baby clothes?

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ZippyBungleandGeorge · 25/04/2019 15:27

I've put my hard hat on and am ready to be flamed. We have quite a lot of baby things brand new with tags that are either too small for DS now or we will never dress him in. I'm genuinely not ungrateful but a lot of the things were gifts and just not things we would dress him in, think the fancy Spanish outfits with ruffled bum and pompom socks, designer tracksuits, branded clothing with huge logos, things with twee slogans across the front. We've been very careful about what we've bought and chose quality simple things that could be mixed and matched and have lasted well (DS is tiny so clothing does last a while). DH has had a blunter word with MIL than I would've, to stop her wasting her hard earned money, after 'oh you really funny need to keep buying things we've plenty' didn't work. Some things came from others but not much as people know our taste. I'm keeping things DS has grown out of that are in good condition until I'm certain we won't have another, but these things we wouldn't put on any child of ours, but it is simply a matter of taste the is nothing wrong with them at all. Some things I've donated to the local refuge but some of the more expensive things I feel guilty about just giving away. My thinking was could I sell them and put the money into something for DS so MILs expense isn't completely without benefit to the intended recipient? I can't use FB as she will see and I don't want to upset her. I'm not sure eBay is worth it with the hassle of posting and fees etc. Any ideas?

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ZippyBungleandGeorge · 25/04/2019 15:28

Sorry, that did have paragraphs!

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Stompythedinosaur · 25/04/2019 15:30

I gave mine to a women's refuge. I found selling things to be too time consuming and I thought they'd be useful to someone there.

Wavingwhiledrowning · 25/04/2019 15:33

I tried selling on ebay at first, but it just turned into a load of hassle for very little gain.

Everything now goes to charity shops. It's good to know that things will be appreciated by others who may struggle otherwise, and it benefits charity too.

PlainSpeakingStraightTalking · 25/04/2019 15:34

Ebay is a doddle

YetIWill · 25/04/2019 15:37

Gumtree is quite good, and you don't have to put your name!

Allthepinkunicorns · 25/04/2019 15:37

Ebay the things you think have value and give away the rest to family/friends or charity.

ParisWilton · 25/04/2019 15:39

Do you think any friends will have babies in the near future and will like them? You could regift them.

They'd probably sell at nct sales but you'd probably not get as much as you would on ebay. Spanish and designer stuff would probably sell well on ebay.

YouLikeTheBadOnesToo · 25/04/2019 15:39

I donated to a local women’s refuge too. They were incredibly grateful.

Sindragosan · 25/04/2019 15:43

Can you exchange them if they have tags? You could get something more to your taste then.

Ebay can be worth it for the 'nicer' things, but check sold prices to see if its worth it. Alternatively if you know people about to have babies, give it to them.

PunkAssMoFo · 25/04/2019 15:45

There will be some specific selling groups on Facebook that are closed, so mil wouldn’t see what you were selling unless she actively joined them too.

chocolatelog · 25/04/2019 15:46

Shpock?

Namechangeymcnamechange11 · 25/04/2019 15:46

Donate to a baby bank!! Let them be used by people in real need! They will get used over and over by various families :)

Notsosimple · 25/04/2019 15:52

Donated mine to a women’s refuge.

ZippyBungleandGeorge · 25/04/2019 16:04

Thanks all, I've given a big bag to refuge already, along with some new teethers/toys that were duplicates. Think I'll try a closed selling group or shpock and if no luck I'll just take the rest to the local refuge too. My friends either already have older children (school friends etc) or have no plans to have them (most of my uni friends and colleagues).

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PerfectPeony2 · 25/04/2019 16:06

I exchange them, sell on eBay or give to friends! Literally 90% of the stuff MIL has bought we haven’t used.

AnnieMay100 · 25/04/2019 16:09

Try mother and baby units/hospitals for babies who may arrive in emergencies.
Or just sell them all on eBay/Facebook and put the money towards clothes for him in the next size. Hold back some nice ones as gifts for pregnant friends.

MrsHarveySpecterV · 25/04/2019 16:12

I've recently started selling some designer baby clothes on Shpock and it's going well so far, the sellers seem more reliable than those from the Facebook selling groups.

Bear2014 · 25/04/2019 16:16

I find ebay really easy, just use the app on my phone, weigh and print postage at home. Fancy elaborate stuff might not be really appropriate for a refuge I guess. You could always give some of the proceeds to charity via ebay.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 25/04/2019 16:57

Vinted? No bidding like ebay, just simple here’s the price or offer accepted.

DrVonPatak · 25/04/2019 17:22

Fostering agencies are always grateful for these kind of donations, sometimes they have to remove kids with little more than the pajama they found them in.

WhenZogateSuperworm · 25/04/2019 17:23

I donate mine to the local baby bank. They pass them on to families in need.

Ihatehashtags · 26/04/2019 06:35

Give them to womens refuge.

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